Exploring the use of the Internet for health.
Through focus group and online survey, some key demographic characteristics of an online health searcher, the motivational factors for using the Internet for health-related matters, as well as how the Internet is perceived as a source of health information was revealed.
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| author | Tang, Evelyn Mun Yee. |
| author2 | Lee, Wai Peng |
| author_facet | Lee, Wai Peng Tang, Evelyn Mun Yee. |
| author_sort | Tang, Evelyn Mun Yee. |
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| description | Through focus group and online survey, some key demographic characteristics of an online health searcher, the motivational factors for using the Internet for health-related matters, as well as how the Internet is perceived as a source of health information was revealed. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/14352019-12-10T12:46:52Z Exploring the use of the Internet for health. Tang, Evelyn Mun Yee. Lee, Wai Peng Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information DRNTU::Library and information science::General DRNTU::Library and information science::Libraries::Information retrieval and analysis Through focus group and online survey, some key demographic characteristics of an online health searcher, the motivational factors for using the Internet for health-related matters, as well as how the Internet is perceived as a source of health information was revealed. Master of Mass Communication 2008-09-10T08:33:08Z 2008-09-10T08:33:08Z 2004 2004 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10356/1435 Nanyang Technological University application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | DRNTU::Library and information science::General DRNTU::Library and information science::Libraries::Information retrieval and analysis Tang, Evelyn Mun Yee. Exploring the use of the Internet for health. |
| title | Exploring the use of the Internet for health. |
| title_full | Exploring the use of the Internet for health. |
| title_fullStr | Exploring the use of the Internet for health. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring the use of the Internet for health. |
| title_short | Exploring the use of the Internet for health. |
| title_sort | exploring the use of the internet for health |
| topic | DRNTU::Library and information science::General DRNTU::Library and information science::Libraries::Information retrieval and analysis |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10356/1435 |
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